LG Wants PlayStation 3 Banned From US Market 165
FlorianMueller writes "On Friday LG filed a complaint against Sony with the US International Trade Commission, claiming the PlayStation 3 infringes four Blu-ray Disc patents and demanding a permanent ban of the PS3 (and possibly other products) from the US market. LG, which boasts that it owns 90,000 patents worldwide, appears to take this step in retaliation for a previous Sony complaint about various LG smartphones, which the ITC is already investigating. This is reminiscent of Motorola's infringement action against the Xbox 360 that is part of its wider dispute with Microsoft. In other words, you touch my smartphones and I bomb your game consoles."
Re:Wait... (Score:2, Insightful)
More like LG owns some of the patents behind the technology behind it (but not the protocol itself) and are using that is bite back at Sony for their patent infringement charges they are pressing against their phones.
Basically put, Sony should learn "Thoughs who live in glass houses, shouldn't throw stones" They didn't listen and threw something at someone who could return the favor.
Re:Too many lawsuits (Score:3, Insightful)
Seriously, it's best to just shoot the heads of these lunatics before this insanity can get worse?
US patents are stupid (Score:2, Insightful)
In general, being a foreigner, I think the biggest technological problem with the US is their (IMO) clueless and braindead patent office. You can basically patent just about anything and when you find someone other company or individual using it its "We'll sue!".
Of course; trying to reach a compromise might actually result in business deals which can be profitable for both parties, but it would appear as if many US companies seem totally incapable to think or reason beyond the word "lawsuit".
Quite a pathetic sight in my opinion.
denying all these devices (Score:5, Insightful)
It would be fun if a couple of judges decided to act together and ban all the infringing devices...
Immediate ban on XBox, PS3, iPhone, Android Phones, Windows Phones, and so on...
I guess that it'd not take long before all these tech companies start to lobby against flacky patents and the associated lawsuits...
Re:denying all these devices (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:Too many lawsuits (Score:4, Insightful)
Also very useful at stopping new companies from setting up shop.
If they cough, you sue the crap out of them. They won't have enough Patent Power to fight back and they collapse.
Re:Blu-Ray Disc Association (Score:4, Insightful)
The idea is that both companies hold so many patents that starting an actual war just results in the annihilation of both parties. But then Sony launched a missile. What's LG supposed to do? Not respond?
Re:Blu-Ray Disc Association (Score:4, Insightful)
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